We would frequently be ashamed of our good deeds if people saw all of the motives that produced them.
FRANCOIS DE LA ROCHEFOUCAULDIn friendship as well as love, ignorance very often contributes more to our happiness than knowledge.
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There are crimes which become innocent and even glorious through their splendor, number and excess.
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There is no better proof of a man’s being truly good than his desiring to be constantly under the observation of good men.
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We have no patience with other people’s vanity because it is offensive to our own.
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One forgives to the degree that one loves.
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Never give anyone the advice to buy or sell shares, because the most benevolent price of advice can turn out badly.
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Perfect behavior is born of complete indifference.
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We are easily comforted for the misfortunes of our friends, when those misfortunes give us an occasion of expressing our affection and solicitude.
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The passions are the only orators which always persuade.
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Everyone complains of his memory, and nobody complains of his judgment.
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It is often laziness and timidity that keep us within our duty while virtue gets all the credit.
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I have always been an admirer. I regard the gift of admiration as indispensable if one is to amount to something; I don’t know where I would be without it.
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Usually we praise only to be praised.
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Some counterfeits reproduce so very well the truth that it would be a flaw of judgment not to be deceived by them.
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There are bad people who would be less dangerous if they were quite devoid of goodness.
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We all have enough strength to endure the misfortunes of others.
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